单词	expenditure
释义	expenditure noun ex·​pen·​di·​ture ik-ˈspen-di-chər  -də-ˌchu̇r, -də-ˌt(y)u̇r 1 : the act or process of expending an expenditure of energy 2 : something expended : disbursement, expense income should exceed expenditures Synonyms charge cost disbursement expense outgo outlay See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an increase in military expenditures an increase in military expenditure vast expenditures of time and effort The energy expenditure was significant. the expenditure of funds for the new school The project will require an expenditure of effort on everyone's part. See More Recent Examples on the Web Reports published last week suggest the South Korean memory chipmaker Hylinx is considering whether to slash its 2023 capital expenditure by a third because of softening consumer demand. Wired, 26 July 2022 Tesla said its capital expenditure now is expected to be between $6 billion and $8 billion in each of those years. Will Feuer, WSJ, 25 July 2022 Her friend Jennifer Belcher, 67, has begun going out early in the morning and buying food discounted because it was set to expire soon in order to help Ms. Hutton reduce her grocery expenditure. New York Times, 30 Apr. 2022 On Friday an outside group called Ohio Leads reserved $470,000 in airtime for its first TV expenditure tracked by AdImpact. NBC News, 11 Apr. 2022 Commuting to and from work is a huge expenditure of time and energy. Mark Samuel, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 And it's been the lowest capital expenditure in the last two years, so that didn't drive it. CBS News, 31 July 2022 The attorney general office's spending on radio and television ads in fiscal 2022 is the largest expenditure on these ads in any fiscal year in the past 15 years based on the office's records. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2022 My mother drinks only water in restaurants; any other drink order is an unnecessary expenditure. Ling Ma, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology irregular from expend First Known Use 1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition expenditure noun ex·​pen·​di·​ture ik-ˈspen-di-chər  1 : the act of spending (as money, time, or energy) 2 : something that is spent Keep a record of your expenditures. Legal Definition expenditure noun ex·​pen·​di·​ture ik-ˈspen-di-chər, -ˌchu̇r  1 : the act or process of paying out 2 : something paid out see also capital expenditure expenditure noun 1 as in expense a payment made in the course of achieving a result you'll have to drastically cut back on your clothing expenditures if you hope to save anything Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance expense cost outlay disbursement price outgo rate charge overhead outflow tariff toll spending money tab pocket money 2 as in effort the active use of energy in producing a result the expenditure of the nation's military might on wars that may or may not involve the national interest Synonyms & Similar Words effort work exertion energy pains labor sweat trouble while power elbow grease strain toil muscle drudgery try endeavor attempt might travail grind go slog dint force essay trial pass puissance whack stab fling shot Antonyms & Near Antonyms facility ease smoothness fluency inertia inaction indolence inactivity idleness laziness adroitness quiescence dormancy languor See More
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